Engineering the crystal growth behavior: "On substrate" MOD formation of ZnO hollow spheres

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 256, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 3281-3285

  Tafulo, Paula A R ^a   Ferro, Marta ^b   Guerreiro, Ariel ^a,c   González Aguilar, Gerardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Catalysis; Discontinuous films; Microstructures; ZnO

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CATALYSIS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; MICROSTRUCTURE; ZINC OXIDE;

ALUMINUM SUBSTRATE; CHARACTERISTIC SIZE; CRYSTAL GROWTH BEHAVIOR; DISCONTINUOUS FILMS; FILM SUBSTRATES; ONE-POT SYNTHESIS; SHAPE FORMATION; SPIN-COATING DEPOSITION;

ALUMINUM COATINGS;

EID: 77349127062     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2009.12.019     Document Type: Article

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